ONEONTA, N.Y. - The 19th-ranked Springfield College men's
lacrosse team scored seven goals in the first quarter en route to a 15-6
victory over No. 18 Hartwick College - snapping the Hawks' three-game
winning streak.

The Pride (1-1), who opened the season with a 12-8 loss to
fourth-ranked Washington College (Md.) last Saturday, took a 3-0 lead two
minutes and 34 seconds into the first quarter on an unassisted goal from
junior midfielder Derek Pedrick (Saratoga Springs HS/Saratoga Springs,
N.Y).

Sophomore attackman Mike Debrossy (Westfield HS/Westfield,
N.J.) converted a pass from freshman midfielder Josh Porcell (Bridgton
Academy/Gansevoort, NY) to cut Springfield's lead to 5-2. The Pride
responded with seven unanswered goals to take a 12-2 lead with 8:39 left
in the third quarter.

Hartwick (3-1) scored four straight goals to pull within 12-6
in the fourth quarter, but Springfield put the game out of reach by
scoring the final three goals of the contest.

The Hawks will play host to St. John Fisher at 1 p.m.
Saturday. The Pride will host No. 2 Middlebury at 4 p.m. Wednesday,
followed by a non-conference home game against third-ranked Cortland
State at 1 p.m. Saturday.